Saint Paul Returns to the Movies
Subtitle: Triumph over Shame
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: November 18, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780802845856
Subjects: Ethical issues & debates; Film theory & criticism; Religion - Commentaries / Reference; Sociology Of Religion; Special Subjects In Motion Pictures; Performing Arts; Cinema/Film: Book; Religion; Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - New Testament; Film & Video - History & Criticism; Christianity; Motion pictures; Performing Arts-Film & Video - History & Criticism; Religion / Bible / Criticism, Interpretation / New Testament; Biblical Commentary - New Testament; Film & Video - Reference; Bible - Commentaries - New Testament
First sentence: It is widely acknowledged that films reveal the current state of mind in what is increasingly becoming a global village.
Description: "Jewett selects ten major Hollywood movies that focus on the topic of shame - The Prince of Tides, Babette's Feast, Forrest Gump, Mr. Holland's Opus, Groundhog Day, Babe, Edge of the City, The Firm, Unforgiven, and The Shawshank Redemption - and interprets them in the light of what Saint Paul's letters say on the subject. Jewett's compelling analysis not only shows the cinema's unique capacity to unmask one of the deepest dilemmas of the human heart, but also offers the revolutionary view that the triumph of grace over shameful status, circumstances, and experiences lies at the heart of Paul's theology."--BOOK JACKET.